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They currently have XXX followers and 1527 posts still getting attention that total XXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXX [#](/creator/twitter::977394040084811776/interactions)  - X Week XXXXX +432% - X Month XXXXX -XX% - X Months XXXXXXX +427% - X Year XXXXXXX -XXXX% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::977394040084811776/posts_active)  - X Months XXX +201% - X Year XXX +7.20% ### Followers: XXX [#](/creator/twitter::977394040084811776/followers)  - X Week XXX -XXXX% - X Month XXX -XXXX% - X Months XXX +25% - X Year XXX +38% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::977394040084811776/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [stocks](/list/stocks) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [countries](/list/countries) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) **Social topic influence** [rivian](/topic/rivian) #136, [volvo](/topic/volvo) #532, [tesla](/topic/tesla) #2568, [ford](/topic/ford), [ceo](/topic/ceo), [stellantis](/topic/stellantis), [bmw](/topic/bmw), [nissan](/topic/nissan) #837, [ev](/topic/ev) #637, [lack of](/topic/lack-of) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@tesla](/creator/undefined) [@elonmusk](/creator/undefined) [@sawyermerritt](/creator/undefined) [@driveteslaca](/creator/undefined) [@wholemarsblog](/creator/undefined) [@dunneinsights](/creator/undefined) [@electricfelix](/creator/undefined) [@niccruzpatane](/creator/undefined) [@alojoh](/creator/undefined) [@insideevs](/creator/undefined) [@ford](/creator/undefined) [@santorosystems](/creator/undefined) [@theevuniverse](/creator/undefined) [@coreybcantor](/creator/undefined) [@brandenflasch](/creator/undefined) [@alexavoigt](/creator/undefined) [@farzyness](/creator/undefined) [@johnvoelcker](/creator/undefined) [@fidelislobo](/creator/undefined) [@bkingston](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/tesla) [Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI)](/topic/motorola) [Nokia Corporation (NOK)](/topic/$nok) [Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)](/topic/$uber) [XPeng Inc. (XPEV)](/topic/xpeng) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "They said they would try but who knows how it works out. Its a technology product. For me in I got a free computer upgrade from HW2.5 to HW3 then a free FSD transfer X years later when I bought a HW4 vehicle. Massive increase in capability for no extra cost. Certainly cant complain. The free transfer is a sure thing. Hw3 does run V12 but makes no sense to put two generation old software out there. It would hurt their reputation. It was impressive at the time but not now certainly not nearly as safe. The good news is theyre amazing cars either way and Euro regulators finally seem to be" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998148224167911843) 2025-12-08T21:50Z XXX followers, XX engagements "@dunne_insights The Ford CEO blames regulations for the problems however the issue is simply lack of innovation from legacy auto makers" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998068957862080571) 2025-12-08T16:35Z XXX followers, 1600 engagements "Fords European market share is falling below 3%. They currently build on VW platforms. Now they are going to have cars made for them by Renault. Whats the point of them being there when its just a branding exercise with no value added" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998390869380976980) 2025-12-09T13:54Z XXX followers, XX engagements "2026 its going to be the year Robotaxis start to arrive big time. Chinese Robotaxi software company is going to work with MB in Abu Dhabi. MB has no significant self driving tech of their own so potential for them to work further together. European auto makers are increasingly turning to China for help" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998394025041068078) 2025-12-09T14:07Z XXX followers, XX engagements "Agree. As to European automakers VW and Stellantis are already in trouble but the taxpayers will support them and the Chinese will become more involved. MB and BMW look like they will be in the same spot a few years from now. Its Europeans saying this so I think its understood. Volvo MG and Lotus are already fully Chinese companies. Stellantis makes Chinese vehicles in Europe VW (Cupra) imports Chinese vehicles into Europe. Harder to call what will happen here in the Americans fell behind and pulled out. We now get our Tesla Ys from Berlin. The Japanese have stayed loyal but have not" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998422349725474827) 2025-12-09T15:59Z XXX followers, XX engagements "@hereforthetesla @JoshWest247 @grok Orin also in current Rivians. Sounds like Orin / Thor for Rivian will be like HW3 / HW4 is for Tesla" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998565026584736122) 2025-12-10T01:26Z XXX followers, XX engagements "@IanSamyth @RobGrieves AI4 was all about redundancy. Hw2.5 lacked redundancy. Hw3 was introduced to meet the redundant processor requirements. HW4 / AI4 is highly redundant for L4" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1997131127434481905) 2025-12-06T02:29Z XXX followers, XX engagements "I would not call it a disaster it would be progress. Tesla would expand and compete as would Rivian and the Koreans. The Chinese would basically replace the old Detroit three and the Japanese. Unions would no longer be so dominant in the auto industry as it moved from banging metal to being a technology product. Just like Motorola and Nokia got hit with Apple and Android. Overtime the same number of vehicles and the same number of jobs in the USA just with different companies that are better prepared for the future" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998166372132520018) 2025-12-08T23:02Z XXX followers, XX engagements "It was your clients GM Stellantis and Ford that did the big damage in Canada by closing and downsizing plants here while expanding in Mexico in the USA. Even after all those massive bail outs and handouts from the Canadian taxpayer. Your clients cashed our checks and ran. Just recently we have seen the following: Stellantis Brampton check taken plant closed. GM Ingersoll check taken plant closed. Ford Oakville check taken plant closed. Pretty simple to see. Canadas Japanese auto makers. Honda and Toyota have been much better partners as their plants continue to run and employ Canadians. Sadly" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998407203833659544) 2025-12-09T14:59Z XXX followers, XX engagements "@lukezdunphy XX% owned by Geely so totally Chinese controlled. Happy to hear they still do a lot of development work in Europe" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998476879817281762) 2025-12-09T19:36Z XXX followers, XX engagements "@JoshWest247 They appear to be implementing the Nvidias Hyperion Drive AGX package into their vehicles for L3 next year and perhaps L4 the year after that. Lucid doing something similar as is GM. Nvidia announced it about this time last year" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998531744656740489) 2025-12-09T23:14Z XXX followers, XXX engagements "Interesting. Nvidia provides both live and simulated training data but I expect Rivian will enhance it. Wayve is doing that but they dont have an automaker fleet behind them so I expect they lean heavy on simulation. Do you think Rivian will do more than Lucid Bigger fleet to pull from. We will know more in a couple of days. None have the amount of data or training compute that Tesla has. They have robotaxi data as well. 2026 is shaping up to be the year of AVs. This will drive the next wave of EV adoption. Exciting times" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998538743423094863) 2025-12-09T23:42Z XXX followers, XX engagements "@hereforthetesla @JoshWest247 @grok @grok have the Orin or Thor computers required to support Nvidia Hyperion software been deployed in production vehicles" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998563643013869913) 2025-12-10T01:21Z XXX followers, XX engagements "So automakers like Rivian Lucid GM and Volvo are implementing the Nvidia Hyperion AV drive package why is Nissan going through Wayve who in turn gets it from Nividia Nissan not have the resources to do their own install and customization Also Nissan does not build their production vehicles with the Nvidia Orin or Thor making it a major complication to implement. Nissan has said in the past they are working with Mobileye" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998568502962061454) 2025-12-10T01:40Z XXX followers, XXX engagements "Rivian wants their cars to do more than just drive themselves using AI. Rivian is announcing details on the autonomy efforts tomorrow" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998758239354368166) 2025-12-10T14:14Z XXX followers, XX engagements "@KFLOonX @niccruzpatane The licensed the Nvidia Hyperion package like lucid and GM. Includes everything needed for L3 with L4 coming soon" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998055745548423462) 2025-12-08T15:43Z XXX followers, XX engagements "@niccruzpatane They forgot to factor in CyberCab. There will also be other parties implementing Nvidias Hyperion Drive AV package. Uber and Lyft I just dispatchers and fleet operators. They dont have any of the vehicle or software tech" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998533243721691341) 2025-12-09T23:20Z XXX followers, XXX engagements "@wayve_ai Sadly Nissan has lost its way and is in a downward spiral. Check out Tesla if you want completely hands off driving anywhere in a current production vehicle or watch the Rivian autonomy reveal tomorrow. These are real things not just marketing fluff" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998786168767525339) 2025-12-10T16:05Z XXX followers, XXX engagements "Chinese automaker Volvo wants to supply its EV technology to others that are lagging in the transition. VW gave $6B to Rivian for technology and is doing something similar with XPeng. Source to follow" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998388891783455042) 2025-12-09T13:46Z XXX followers, XX engagements "Volvo offers EV tech to others" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998389079117820411) 2025-12-09T13:47Z XXX followers, XX engagements "BMWs Milan Nedeljkovic to replace Oliver Zipse as CEO Jin May. Lets hope he moves away from Olivers saying that hydrogen was the future of automotive. Perhaps also get them to engage in modern manufacturing technology like giga castings. For 2026 AV tech will be a big issue in the automotive industry. BMW farm this out to a number of partners: Qualcomm Technologies is BMWs primary partner for ADAS providing the Snapdragon Ride Platform for compute computer vision and central controllers in next-generation systems. Its not nearly as powerful as Tesla or Nvidia platforms. Valeo supplies the" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1998400100167545283) 2025-12-09T14:31Z XXX followers, XX engagements "Ford Agrees to Break Up US Battery Venture With Cell Partner SK. They also have a JV with CATL for LFP batteries" [X Link](https://x.com/kmartyn5/status/1999113553865850959) 2025-12-11T13:46Z XXX followers, XX engagements
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@kmartyn5 kmartyn
kmartyn posts on X about rivian, volvo, tesla, ford the most. They currently have XXX followers and 1527 posts still getting attention that total XXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Engagements: XXX #
- X Week XXXXX +432%
- X Month XXXXX -XX%
- X Months XXXXXXX +427%
- X Year XXXXXXX -XXXX%
Mentions: XX #
- X Months XXX +201%
- X Year XXX +7.20%
Followers: XXX #
- X Week XXX -XXXX%
- X Month XXX -XXXX%
- X Months XXX +25%
- X Year XXX +38%
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Social Influence
Social category influence automotive brands stocks technology brands countries travel destinations
Social topic influence rivian #136, volvo #532, tesla #2568, ford, ceo, stellantis, bmw, nissan #837, ev #637, lack of
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @tesla @elonmusk @sawyermerritt @driveteslaca @wholemarsblog @dunneinsights @electricfelix @niccruzpatane @alojoh @insideevs @ford @santorosystems @theevuniverse @coreybcantor @brandenflasch @alexavoigt @farzyness @johnvoelcker @fidelislobo @bkingston
Top assets mentioned Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) Nokia Corporation (NOK) Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) XPeng Inc. (XPEV)
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"They said they would try but who knows how it works out. Its a technology product. For me in I got a free computer upgrade from HW2.5 to HW3 then a free FSD transfer X years later when I bought a HW4 vehicle. Massive increase in capability for no extra cost. Certainly cant complain. The free transfer is a sure thing. Hw3 does run V12 but makes no sense to put two generation old software out there. It would hurt their reputation. It was impressive at the time but not now certainly not nearly as safe. The good news is theyre amazing cars either way and Euro regulators finally seem to be"
X Link 2025-12-08T21:50Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"@dunne_insights The Ford CEO blames regulations for the problems however the issue is simply lack of innovation from legacy auto makers"
X Link 2025-12-08T16:35Z XXX followers, 1600 engagements
"Fords European market share is falling below 3%. They currently build on VW platforms. Now they are going to have cars made for them by Renault. Whats the point of them being there when its just a branding exercise with no value added"
X Link 2025-12-09T13:54Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"2026 its going to be the year Robotaxis start to arrive big time. Chinese Robotaxi software company is going to work with MB in Abu Dhabi. MB has no significant self driving tech of their own so potential for them to work further together. European auto makers are increasingly turning to China for help"
X Link 2025-12-09T14:07Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"Agree. As to European automakers VW and Stellantis are already in trouble but the taxpayers will support them and the Chinese will become more involved. MB and BMW look like they will be in the same spot a few years from now. Its Europeans saying this so I think its understood. Volvo MG and Lotus are already fully Chinese companies. Stellantis makes Chinese vehicles in Europe VW (Cupra) imports Chinese vehicles into Europe. Harder to call what will happen here in the Americans fell behind and pulled out. We now get our Tesla Ys from Berlin. The Japanese have stayed loyal but have not"
X Link 2025-12-09T15:59Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"@hereforthetesla @JoshWest247 @grok Orin also in current Rivians. Sounds like Orin / Thor for Rivian will be like HW3 / HW4 is for Tesla"
X Link 2025-12-10T01:26Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"@IanSamyth @RobGrieves AI4 was all about redundancy. Hw2.5 lacked redundancy. Hw3 was introduced to meet the redundant processor requirements. HW4 / AI4 is highly redundant for L4"
X Link 2025-12-06T02:29Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"I would not call it a disaster it would be progress. Tesla would expand and compete as would Rivian and the Koreans. The Chinese would basically replace the old Detroit three and the Japanese. Unions would no longer be so dominant in the auto industry as it moved from banging metal to being a technology product. Just like Motorola and Nokia got hit with Apple and Android. Overtime the same number of vehicles and the same number of jobs in the USA just with different companies that are better prepared for the future"
X Link 2025-12-08T23:02Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"It was your clients GM Stellantis and Ford that did the big damage in Canada by closing and downsizing plants here while expanding in Mexico in the USA. Even after all those massive bail outs and handouts from the Canadian taxpayer. Your clients cashed our checks and ran. Just recently we have seen the following: Stellantis Brampton check taken plant closed. GM Ingersoll check taken plant closed. Ford Oakville check taken plant closed. Pretty simple to see. Canadas Japanese auto makers. Honda and Toyota have been much better partners as their plants continue to run and employ Canadians. Sadly"
X Link 2025-12-09T14:59Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"@lukezdunphy XX% owned by Geely so totally Chinese controlled. Happy to hear they still do a lot of development work in Europe"
X Link 2025-12-09T19:36Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"@JoshWest247 They appear to be implementing the Nvidias Hyperion Drive AGX package into their vehicles for L3 next year and perhaps L4 the year after that. Lucid doing something similar as is GM. Nvidia announced it about this time last year"
X Link 2025-12-09T23:14Z XXX followers, XXX engagements
"Interesting. Nvidia provides both live and simulated training data but I expect Rivian will enhance it. Wayve is doing that but they dont have an automaker fleet behind them so I expect they lean heavy on simulation. Do you think Rivian will do more than Lucid Bigger fleet to pull from. We will know more in a couple of days. None have the amount of data or training compute that Tesla has. They have robotaxi data as well. 2026 is shaping up to be the year of AVs. This will drive the next wave of EV adoption. Exciting times"
X Link 2025-12-09T23:42Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"@hereforthetesla @JoshWest247 @grok @grok have the Orin or Thor computers required to support Nvidia Hyperion software been deployed in production vehicles"
X Link 2025-12-10T01:21Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"So automakers like Rivian Lucid GM and Volvo are implementing the Nvidia Hyperion AV drive package why is Nissan going through Wayve who in turn gets it from Nividia Nissan not have the resources to do their own install and customization Also Nissan does not build their production vehicles with the Nvidia Orin or Thor making it a major complication to implement. Nissan has said in the past they are working with Mobileye"
X Link 2025-12-10T01:40Z XXX followers, XXX engagements
"Rivian wants their cars to do more than just drive themselves using AI. Rivian is announcing details on the autonomy efforts tomorrow"
X Link 2025-12-10T14:14Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"@KFLOonX @niccruzpatane The licensed the Nvidia Hyperion package like lucid and GM. Includes everything needed for L3 with L4 coming soon"
X Link 2025-12-08T15:43Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"@niccruzpatane They forgot to factor in CyberCab. There will also be other parties implementing Nvidias Hyperion Drive AV package. Uber and Lyft I just dispatchers and fleet operators. They dont have any of the vehicle or software tech"
X Link 2025-12-09T23:20Z XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@wayve_ai Sadly Nissan has lost its way and is in a downward spiral. Check out Tesla if you want completely hands off driving anywhere in a current production vehicle or watch the Rivian autonomy reveal tomorrow. These are real things not just marketing fluff"
X Link 2025-12-10T16:05Z XXX followers, XXX engagements
"Chinese automaker Volvo wants to supply its EV technology to others that are lagging in the transition. VW gave $6B to Rivian for technology and is doing something similar with XPeng. Source to follow"
X Link 2025-12-09T13:46Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"Volvo offers EV tech to others"
X Link 2025-12-09T13:47Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"BMWs Milan Nedeljkovic to replace Oliver Zipse as CEO Jin May. Lets hope he moves away from Olivers saying that hydrogen was the future of automotive. Perhaps also get them to engage in modern manufacturing technology like giga castings. For 2026 AV tech will be a big issue in the automotive industry. BMW farm this out to a number of partners: Qualcomm Technologies is BMWs primary partner for ADAS providing the Snapdragon Ride Platform for compute computer vision and central controllers in next-generation systems. Its not nearly as powerful as Tesla or Nvidia platforms. Valeo supplies the"
X Link 2025-12-09T14:31Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"Ford Agrees to Break Up US Battery Venture With Cell Partner SK. They also have a JV with CATL for LFP batteries"
X Link 2025-12-11T13:46Z XXX followers, XX engagements